St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-08


prisonment. Many young and practically
innocent girls have thus been led astray.
AS the only remedy for this most unhappy
and most disastrous condition OF things we
beg that your honorable body will consider
our complaint and our plan. We entreat
that with the smallest possible DELAY Won
will cause to be established and maintained.
/ on ground sufficiently removed from other
| buildings, q properly planned and con-
structed jail for the keeping of women
prisoners We ask also that the control and
management of such jail may be vested i'm
a board Of women, and that the prisoners
may be under the care OF police matron.
We ask that no man shall have access or be
employed in the wards or rooms of the
building except it be for the turnkeys or out
| side guards, and that the prisoners receive
no visitors except in the presence OF the
matron. We ask that this jail be con-
Structed and operated OH plan to remove
the Objectionable features complained of
and that all practical reformatOry features
Anticipating the very natural objection
that may arise in the minds of the board
that the small number Of female prisoners
would not warrant the outlay required for a
new building, your petitioners would say
that the space now occupied by women
both in the police stations and IN the county
jail is much needed to enlarge the accommo-
datlons for men, and could be so used: that
in the year 1885 there were arrested by the
police in Minneapolis alone 454 women:
also that it is the testimony of the Judges OF
all the municipal courts throughout the
country that many more sentences to con-
fnement in prison or jail would be passed
on women if right and proper place of
dptaDtipn ~,
alton, and that thereby the peace and well
fare of the community would be much en-
HANGED"
The communication was referred to the
committee on public grounds and buildings,
and report will be made at the next meet
ing.
A PERFECT CESSPooL.
The following report from j. NJ. Hazen,
plumbing Inspector, in relation to the
plumbing in the county Jail. was read at the
meeting of the board of county commission
ers yesterday: The system when first put
in was very incomplete. the fixtures of the
poorest and cheapest kind and the work
manship on some parts very poor. l find
soil pipes connected with putty joints,
which were easily pulled out with my fin
gers, and numerous holes in the soil pipes
(some plugged with wooden plugs and
chisel, for what purpose l am unable to
state. The holes made through the stone
floor of the thirtyday cell for floor washing
are just what they seem to be-holes
| through the floor only. The wash water
| runs into the basement. and has made
mOnStrOuS ceSSp0ol. The water closet in
this room is merely a cast-ron hopper in
| one corner. In the women's apartment
there are two old pan closets set Oh the top
OF soil pipe, with no ventilation whatever.
| The closets in the large cell room are short
privy sinks only with overflow plugs.
Their only supply is the waste water from
the wash bowls, which are quite INSULT
Gent. In both cell rooms [ found the ashes
OF burned rags and paper used to purify the
| air. Was told by prisoner in the second
tier of cells that they burned out their
closet every day The plumbing through
out is i'll very unsatisfactory condition and
would not be tolerated in the house of any
taxpayer in Hennepin county for twenty
four hours" A number of recommended
lions are made. The matter was referred
to the committee on public grounds and
buildings with full power to act.
| THE LAKE STREET BRIDGE.
The Lake street bridge matter came up
in the meeting of the county commissioners
| yesterday, and was discussed at some
length. d. w. Ellis, from the citizens
committee, presented the board with GER
titled copy of the act to provide for the
bridge and asked that a committee be APP
pointed to confer with the Ramsey county
board in regard to the details. On motion
OF Commissioner Lennon the committee Oh
roads and bridges was instructed to meet
the Ramsey county committee. The date
OF meeting will be announced later on.
| ROUTINE MATTERS.
At the meeting of the county commission
ers yesterday James E. Casky presented
| communication to the board proposing that
he be allowed to hunt for omitted and con-
cealed personal property and have it placed
| on the assessment rolls and receive COM
mission of 25 per cent. for SO doing.
The matter was referred to the
committee on ways and means
The following communications were pre-
sented and referred: From Joseph Hamil-
ton, asking for the vacation of the
town of Minneapolis from the Manitoba
Railway company. protesting against the
so-called Suchaneck ditch; from G. W.
Shepard, relating to the tax OIL the West
hotel. On motion of Commissioner Chowen
the county auditor was authorized to pro-
| cure at the expense of the county certified
copies of the bills passed by the legislature
The bond of Steve B. Lovejoy, surveyor
general, was presented and approved. w.
j. Warren, superintendent of schools, sent
in communication to the board asking for
the appointment of B. L. Shaver as assist
| ant. The petition was placed on file. The
| oVerSeer Of the poor farm presented his re-
port for the month of February. 1t showed
! the receipts for the month to have been
S1,320.57 and the expenditures $3.50. SO.
The number of inmates Feb. rs was
seyenty-four, the same as at the beginning
of the month. The report of the committee
on court house and JAIL appointing Michael
| Mogan night Waterman at the jail at
salary of $50 per month, was approved.
Commissioner Lennon presented certified
copy of the bill passed by the legislature
| allowing him 5000 for expenses in contest
ing his seat on the board, and on motion of
Commissioner Barlow the bill was allowed
by the board.